What color is #CEE6C6?

#CEE6C6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE6C6?

The RGB value is 206, 230, 198: 206 red, 230 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE6C6?

The complementary color is #DEC6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE6C6 color

#CEE6C6 rgb(206, 230, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE6C6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 90.2% green and 77.6% blue (206, 230, 198).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 39% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#CEE6C6 color codes

HEX	`#CEE6C6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 230, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 90.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 39%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.82, -13.72, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.82, 18.86, 136.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.942, 73.792, 64.29)`
Decimal	`13559494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE6C6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CEE6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CEE6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee6c6; }
.text { color: #cee6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 230 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee6c6, #c6e6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEE6C6?: #CEE6C6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE6C6?: The RGB value is 206, 230, 198: 206 red, 230 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE6C6?: The complementary color is #DEC6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.